The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, October 31, 1894, Image 1
YOL. XLIX. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894. NO. 12. J
W SATES MILLIONS.
. WHAT IS GAINED BY CONSUMERS OF
V ' WOOLEN MANUFACTURES.
It 6iol BatIok by CIumi in all Wklka of
JajB LUt l*T the M?w TarIC?Cheaper Clotolac
ud Furnishings for the House
B , koHUT.
m To set before the people the savin?
that will be effected to the consumer
m of woolen manufactures by the new
tariff law passed under the present
P Democratic administration, Jacob
Schtcnhof, the well known writer on
J tariff, wages and economics generally,
B was yesterday interviewed by a report- j
V er for the New York Times:
I As there are no means of obtaining
I the figures for a period later than the1
I . .governmental fiscal year of 1892-93. he
Yf was asked to accept the Government's
j? figures on the imjjorts for that y^ar,
5ra$ and show what the saving to consumS&
> era of woolen manufactures would
Bj V have been during that period if4nstead
: of the McKinley tariff the Democratic
* law had been In effect. He replied:
? !TOi Katta
*" "1S9 BQ1U Ut 9W^t?t)VAA; nuuiu uam
tf been saved to the consumers of goods
made wholly or in part of wool daring
the governmental fiscal year of 1892-93
~ " had the present tariff law,passed under
Hr" aDemocratic administration, been In
W7 effectduring that year, instead of the
[ Mcfflnley tariff.
1 take that year for the purpose of
showing the foreign importations, beI
cause it is the las1: year's report from
- whieh I can obtain the necessary facts
and for the same reason I take the cenHk
3 us of 1889-80 to show the value of
P* ^ - domestic manufactures made wholly
v ^_ or of wooL v
& Taking the year 1889-90 itr^one in??vrl
Hio oflDr 18W.Q3 In thft nf.h.
auu vuv *w? vw
er oar deductions are not strictly accurate.
88 the coniramption of woolen
goods was greater In 1892-93 than It
- was in 1889-90, and, therefore, the sav.
ins would show a much larger amount
' in our favor, if I could obtain the ligmim
- mres for domestic manufactures during
1^-" 4 . the fiscal year of 1892-93.
We will have to do the best that we
can, however, even though it reduces
oar figures many millions of dollars in
showing the saving that the Democrat;
"te tariff effects.
-' Daring the fiscal year 1892-93, the
imports of manufactures of wool ag:
. . . grecated 338,993,000 in value when
lanced in this country. Upon these
c. duties amounting to $36,448,000 were
; paid, "giving the imports avalne of
$73^441,000 (the total of the two above
amounts) - in the importers's hands,
t ready for distribution through the varion*
middlemen to reach the consu
" ? mer. - _
Uy comparing the 536,993,000, the net
invoice price of the goods to the importer,
and the $36,448,000 duty paid
-sy the Importer, which last-sum enlb
" . hanced the goods just that much, it
will be seen that the duties were, on
the ave^e^raCQcally at the rate of
- ^rSr<irce of domestic goods manufiactured
wholly or in part cf wool, the
^ , mH same class of goods as those referred to
KL as imports^ according, to the
B ^ census of 1889-90, figured at the man
ufacturers' prices at the mills or places
W of manufacture, was ?320370,000.
These goods ware woolen goods,wors
tedgoods, Hosiery ana smiz gooasoi
jfc to^s^S^scellaneoas S00^
K Br adding the value of imported
mL goods while In the importers hands,
" $73,441,000, and the value of domestic
Wk - , manufactures at the manufacturers'
' priceswhile at the mills, $320,870,000,
we baye the total value of manufactores
of wool in the country during
Wm that year, and find it to be $394311,000.
H Now,,the importer must make a
W profit on his goods the same as the
I ' commission merchant acting for the
1 / domestic manufacturer, and mustdis|
.. tribute them through the various mid*
dlemen (jobbers and retailers) that they
may reach the consumer. The cost of
doing-this, at the most conservative
Y estimate, is equal to at least 50 per
' centof the value of the goods when In
the importers'and mill owners'hands.
I We therefore add $197,155,000,50 per
L cent, of $394311,036,to the mill owners'
I , and importers' first price, and have
acni.jooiwt ot
W^r~ ?WittUU,<AW, bUO T UUO U1 UIO guwo au
~ the point where they are ready for dis^
- tribution to th8 consumer, under the
operation of the McKiniey tagiff.
.. . Bearing-to mind that the duty on
manufactures of wool affecting importations
las been induced,by Democratic
action, from an average duty of. 100
k pe? cent. to an areaage duty of 45 per
cent, we proceed to discover what the
saving to the consumer of the before
egg ? mentioned gDods would have been if
I^r- the Democratic tariff law of 1894 had
A been in effect instead of the McKinley
tariff.
The imports valued at $36,993,000
r that we found paid $36,448,000 duty
under the McKiidey tariff, would have
had to pay but $16,665,000 under the
duties imposed by the Democratic tariff
ot l894.
Here we .find an immediate benefit
-J: of 519,783,000 to ttie consumer berore
distribution to the middlemen, as their
value in the Importers' hands would be
that much, less under the Damocratie
ft, - tariff than it would under the McKtoley
tariff. The
valueof tie imported goods we
; find In the same manner as before, by
adding the invoi(? price and the duty,
r . \ and. find It to be $53,658,000, and the
goods still in tie hands of importer.
This is the net foreign value, plus the
duty but the shipping charges or expenses
accruing from the time the
goods leave the hands of the foreign
abipper. >
The domestic manufacturers at the
. that we have already seen were
m valued by the manufacturer at 5320,870,000
under the ifcKlnley tariff, as
gven in the census oi 1889-90, reduced
om an average rate of 100 per cent,
to an aveage rate of 45 per cent, as a
result of ftiewool, would be valued by
the manufacturer at $232430,000.
fl%A fAfnl ttoIma Af monri _
JLU UUUUU U1U WWU V (UUO V4 VA~
^ factares of wool under the Democratic
. tariff, we add the values of the imports
mm ana the domestic manufactures, when
? in the importers' and manufacturers'
hands, and find a total value of $285,B
268.000.
w To this last amount we add 50 per
cent., as in the other instance, to cover
Importers' profits, and all the expenses
and profits of the middlemen and find
that when the goods have reached the
point for distribution to the consumer
their value is $427,932,000.
If we now taEe the goods at the price
^ the consumer had to pay for them under
the McKinley tariff, to wit., $591,466^00,
and deduct from it $427,932,000
the sum for which the consumer could
have purchased the same goods had the
provisions of the Democratic tariff been
lneffect during the fiscal year of 1892
95, that the consumer could have
possessed the entire stock of goods and
still hare left In his pocket $163,534,000.
[ This latter sum shows what the De|
mocratic tariff would have saved the
consumer.
He then continued and said:
This saving to the consumer will enable
every man to provide himself
with something that he otherwise could
sot obtain unless he were wealthy. It
will be felt In all walks of life and
among all classes. Tbe man who
buys one salt of clothing will make a
saviog on its price that enable him to
bny some necessity that otherwise he
wonld feel that he could not afford. To
the man who happens to oe newly furnishing
his house the saving would be
sufficient to pay for the carpeting of a
room. To a large family the saving
will be proportionately greater, and
more and waimer clc thing can be
brought for the childrer, or an extra
wrap for the mother, or m overcoat for
the father that he sadly needs, and
otherwise would not fee:, that he cooia i
afford. And so yon may goon fori
there Is no article that is more generally
consumed, aside for products for the
sustenance of life, than wool. It enters
into nearly every necessity, and the
benefit of the Democratic tariff will
readily be recognized by every one who
will stop and think wit 1 a knowledge
of the reduction in the ttriff.
To make the saving comprehensive
to all consumers, for <41 must wear
clothing, take the following figures,
which show the value aad cost to the
consumer of imported goods under the
McKtnley tariff law, anc. compare them
with the cost and value under the Democratic
tariff law:
The following statements show the
savings that will be effected to consumers
under the Democratic tariff on
woolen goods imported Into this country
tor U36 in wearing apparel.
A dlscription of the goods is given,
with the amount of duties that have
been exacted under the McKinley tariff
and those that will be exacted under
the Democratic tariff law after Jan. 1
next.
The heavy lines drawn underneath
each statement shows at a glance how
greatly the duties under the McKinley
tariff exceed those under the Democratic
tariff law.
The prices'are given In United States
money, and the duty is figured per!
yard.
In every instance the importers' and
retailers' expenses and profits are figured
at the same percentage.
Worsted coatings, all wool, Imported
Into the port of New York from Br&d-*?
-? -n.?i-?i ijtL. :s
J-uru, Jiiugituiu; wxuui, w luuuosj noiguu
16 ounces per yard; invoice price, 531-2
cents net per yard:
Per p?r
Amount of Duty Yard Cent.
Mckinley tariff (44 cents per
pound and 50 per cent.) 71c. equals 134
New tariff (50 cent) 27c. equals 50
Eeductionof duty 44c.
Price difference and saving to consumer:
McKinley New
Tariff. Tariff.
Net cost of goods per yard .55% .53%
Duty 71 .27
Importers' and retailers' expenses
and profits 75% .49
Cost to consumer under the
A. i.?:-CC- ?o rv> ?1 OOl /
bWU UU11U ?>X.W7{
Price saved per yard.to consumer, 70%
cents. I
McKtnley tariff
Democratic tariff
Worsted coatings, all wool imported
Into the port of New York from Aixla-Chappelie,
Germany; width 58 inches;
.weight,. 18 ounces per yard; invoice
price, &1.36K net per yard:
Per per j
Amount of Duty Yard Cent
I McKtnley tariff (44 cents per
pound and 50 per cent.) $1.18 equals .87
New tariff (50 per cent) .68 equals .50
Seduction of duty 50
Price difference and saving to con- j
sumer:
McKinley New
Tariff Tariff
Net costs of goods per
yard. 81.36^ S1.36K
T)nt.v 1.18 .69
Importers' and retailers' expenses
and profits 1.55 1.24^
Cost to consumer trader the
two tariffs $4.09 >8.30
Price saved per yard to consumer 79%
cents.
McKinley tariff
Democratic tariff
Cashmere, all wool, Imported into the
port of New York from Paris, France;
width 44 inches; invoice price, 24 cents
net per yard:
Per Per
Amount of Dutv Xard cent.
McKinley tariff (12 cents per
square yard and 50 per cent)
27 equals. 112
New tariff. (50 per cent.).12 equals 50
Reduction of d uty 15c j
Price difference and saving to consum-1
er:
McKiiiley New
Tariff Tariff.
Net cost of goods per yard.24c. 24c.
Duty 27c. 12c.
Importers' and retailers' expeases
and profits 31c. 22c.
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs 82c. 58c.
Price saved per yard to consumer, 24
cents.
Mckinley tariff
DemrvrraMfi tariff
Union Melton, wool and cotton mix*
ed, imported into the port of .New Yorfc
from Bradford, Eoglanci; width, 54
inches; weight, 14 ounces per yard; invoice
price, 23 cents ne^ per yard:
Per Per
Amount cf Duty Yard Cent.
McKtnley tariff (33 cenis per
pound ana 40 per cent.) .38 equals 165
New tariff (40 per cent.)* .09 equals 40
Reduction of duty 29
Price difference and saving to consumer:
McKinley_JS"ew
Tariff Tariff.
Net cost or good per ynrd....23 .23
Duty . 38 .09
Importers' and retaileis' expenses
and profits... * 37 .19#
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs - 98 .51#
Price saved per yard to consumer, 46#
cents.
McKlnley tariff
Democratic tariff
Overcoating, wooi and cotton mixed,
imported into the port of New York
from London, England; width, 54
{nAkon> nrAiOA AnrirtM T7QT*H
UiVUCD) ngi^UVj W VUUV/0O *M
voice price, 66 cents net per yard:
Per Per
Yard Cent
McKinley tariff, (38^
ceflts per pound and 40
per cent.) 98c. equals 148}?
New tariff, (40 per cent.).26 equals 40
Reduction of duty 72c.
Price difference and saving to consumer:
McKinley .New
Tariff. Tariff.
Net cost of goods per yard.66 .66
Duty 88 .26
Importers'and retailers'expenses
and profits $1.00 .56
Cost to consumer under the
* ? 4-?1-CT- ao a* is:
onKJ WUiJUU) .
Price saved to consumer,31.16.
McKinley tariff
Democratic tariff
Carriage Cloth, wool and cotton mixed,
imported into the port of Retfuork
fr *
:
a
from Leeds, England; width, 70 inches;
weight, 14 ounces per yard; invoice
price, 27 cents net per yard:
Per Per ]
Amount of duty Yard Cent.
McKinley tariff (38 12
cents per pound and 40
per cent.( 44 equals 163
New tariff (40 per cent.). 11 equals 40
Redaction of duty 33
Price difference and saving to consumer
:
McKinley New 1
Tariff Tariff, i
Net cost of goods per yard.. .27 .27 ,
Duty 44 .11
Importers' and retailers' ex.
J AO 09 I
pauses tuiu pxuuus to
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs $1.14 .61
Price saved to consumer 53 cents.
McKinley tariff
Democratic tariff
Worsted Dres3 Goods, all wool chains,
imported iato the port of New
York from Paris, France; width, 30
inches; invoice price, 18 cent3 net per
yard:
Per Per
Amount of Daty Yard Cent.
McKinley tariff (12 cents
per square yard aad 50
percent.)...., 19 eqaals 105
New tariff (50:per cent.)..09 equals 50
Reduction of duty 10
Price difference and saving to consumer:
McKtniey New
Tariff. Tariff, j
Net coat of goods per yard.. 18 .18 <
Dat7 19 .09 (
Importers' and retailers' expenses
and profits 23 .17 j
Cost to consumer nnder the
two tariffs 60 . 44 1
Price saved to consumer, 16 cents. (
Mckinley tariff '
Democratic tariff i
A glance at the lines beneath the
foregoing tables will show at once how i
orrftuMv thfi <inHps nndftr the McKlnleV i
tariff exceed those that will be imposed ,
under the new tariff law.
A Partners Troat
To the Thinking Farmers of the South: :
For the past two years I have made !
"cotton commissions" my business and
daily have I witnessed the downward
tendency of your product. If you will
think for a moment, you will realize
tbe fact that though you are the pro- \
ducere ol this country and should be the
most independent, yet you are the most
dependent people of America, Why?
Because there are combinations on near- ,
ly every article you use.
turera of .ihs,J*orth^com'biae on everything
and say what it shall bring, while
mnn **11 tnnr r>rru1no>H fnr whnt#?.V?r tfefiV
J yu BUU JVU4 |/fcVUWW?k# TV ?- J
are willing to pay yon. Why cannot
you protect your cotton in the same
way?
I should like, if it meets your approval,
to organize a trust company called the j
Southern Farmers' Trust Company, for
the purpose of protecting your products '
trom the depressing inllaences of speculators,
spinners and capitalists, and :
provide a means by which you can name j
the price for your products, instead of
having the price dictated to yon, as is
now the case. I feel satisfied this can '
be done by forming a trust which would '
be able to handle mobt of the cotton you
grow.
Let the capital stock be $50,000,000 to
$ 100,000,000, aubscrioad entirely by the
r%*\A /ImirlaM lntrt J
itULUClO IJl |?U9 O'JUlii ouu vuvauvvi tu?w
as many shares as may be necessary 1
and email enough for every cotton plan- 1
ler to subscribe. L^t each farmer take 1
stock to his utmost capacity and sup- 1
port the trust in every possible way.
In case you receive 10 cents for your 1
cotton, instead of 5 cents which you are
now receiving, you save on a crop of
8 000,000 bales about $200,000,000, at 1
least twice as much as the capital stock 1
of the trust ccmpany. In case specula- 1
tors should become frightened even at 1
the mention of the trust and advance 1
the price of cottan, so much the better 1
for you, but very likely they would at- 1
tempt at first to bluff you.
I think it is now tune to act. What ]
benefits the farmer or laborer unqces- >
tionably benefits all classes. If such a 1
plan should meet your approval, I would 1
be more than glad to meet a represents- .
tive cotton grower from each State or 1
Alliance, either in New York or in some (
~ * - ?- * ? I
soutnern city, 10 see u sumo uu.uk ml.
not be done to bring about some benefit !
to the South. Something mast be done :
or your laods will not be worth cultivat* 1
ing. Very respectfally,
John T. Roddey,
80 Broadway, New York. j
Iilrtng Cariosity.
Gbbbnyillb, S. C., Oct. 25.?M. L. j
Gullick ofTigerville came to Uwn yes- ,
terday, bringing in his covered mountain ,
wagon a living cariosity in the shape of ,
a live chicken with its head off. The ,
bird was a dominecker cockerel and had ,
been caught on Sunday morning to supply
Mr. Gullick's table at dinner. His
head was chopped off with an axe, this ,
being the usual method of dispatching j
fowls, but instead of flattering around, '
kicking his feet and raising a dust ('like ,
a c&ic&en wieu ms neac on," no db^su
to stalk about the yard as if losing this
part of his anatomy-was a matter of (
every day occurrence. He continued to
manisfest this strange sort of tenacity to
life and was spared from *he spit in con- ,
sequence. It was found that he would
take nourishment through his throat J
and after being seeirfey all the neighbors
was brought to town. A crowd saw him ,
on Main street and agreed that it was a ,
most peculiar sight. He was quite
able to make queer noises that were
nothing less than grunts. The frssh
around his neck had dried up so that the
sight was remarkably odd without being
repulsive. The chicken can be seen at
Brown's stable.?STews:
Exonerates!)j*. J O. Byrd.
Columbia, S. U., Sept. 28, 1894.
Dr. J. O. Byrd, Tnumousville, S. C.:
Dear Sir?While I have not received
from yon, either directly or Indirectly,
a request that I write you or make any
statement as to the matter of the publication
of the "Bass letter" and your
connection therewith, I write at this
time to say that I do not care to take
any advantage of the recent verdict
found in my favor by a jory of your
own county. I am free to say that I
do not admire the plan you adopted to
justify yourself in this matter, nor your
indirect connection with the publication
of the letter, but at the same time
my sense of justice prompts me to say
that letters I have received from a
number of parties in your county since
the trial?friends of mine?satify me
that you were in no way connected
with the letter having been taken from
Dr. Bass's pocket.
The evidence I have at hand shows
very clearly that you received this letter
by mail from other parties. I take
pleasure, as a fair man, to exonerate
yon from any dishonorable connection
with the manner in which the letter
was secared from Dr Bass's pocket.
Ton can make any use of this that you
may deelre. Yery truly yours,
John G. Cambs.
>
"TES OR NO!"
30TH SIDES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION QUESTION.
Read About It and Decide How Yon Will
Vote?MLach la Favor and Much Against
Holding a Convention at thts Time.
Since our editorial page was written
Nt have been Walts d upon by large
lumber of representative farmers from
)ver the county, ana who asked that we
jive them our views about voting for a
jonstitutionai ?jonvenciou at too goasral
election on November 6. We are
pet to find the first man who favors the
Convention unless it is submitted to
,he people for acceptance cr rejection,
vhiie others do not see the necessity of
t in any event, believing that it will be
setter and much cheaper to amend our
)ld Constitution.
Now there are two sides to this qaeaion,
and will give them to our readers,
yid tbey c*n then act on their own
lound judgment. Our present Constitulion
was framed by the Republican par;y,
and it is out of date, and should certainly
be overhauled and remodelled.
Igain, there are certain laws enacted
since 1890, and that should be clinched
?y being engrafted In the Constitution,
vhere tbey cannot be changed at the
caprice of the Legislature;
But the question arises, can the State
ifford to go to the expense of holding a
Constitutional Convention in the midst
the hard times now upon the country?
rf -nrni nnof of 1adb? 41 000 r>*r tn
L U TT XXX vw? C4U 1VMWM y ajvvv *--j ?
iold this Convention, which woald be a
iieavy outlay. Then, again, is now a
proper time to hold a Constitutional
Convention and overhaul and remodel
Dur organ:c law? This is a very important
and serious matter, for it affects the
welfare, the happiness and liberty of
svery man, woman and child in our borders.
We can overturn the injudicious
acts of a Legislature, but it takes the
voice of a majority of the people to
change or amend a Constitution. Hence,
in formulating our organic laws, every
classs, every line of business, and every
interest should be represented in the
Convention. This is right and just.
Now, in the heated condition of the
public mind of South Caroilna, can we
guarantee a fair representation ot all in*
terests? Most assuredly no. It is there*
fore reasonabfcTto suppose that the new
Constitution, Instead of being a broad
anr* would
represent the views of apolitical f?tion;
and while we belong to that political faction,
we do not intend, and neither do
the farmers of South Carolina intend,
that their political conviction shall overbalance
every sense of justice and
right.
Bat it is also charged that the Antis
are fighting this Constitutional Convention,
and therefore the Reformers should
3oju8t what their enemies don't want
them to do. Well, we do not blame the
Antis for this opposition, lor they well
know that they will bs practically disfranchised
from participation in that
body- JButwe should occupy.a broader
and more statesman-like position when
t?e assume to lay thejfoundation for all
laws, and not permit partisanship to influence
us. We do not endorse, everything
the Reform Administration does,
? ?nA mnvA tva*
tor our fcprcscuMuvoo aio uu pwifeet
than other men. Bat' with the same
reasoning: ear Reformers could argue that
they should quit the church, and serve
the devil, just because some of the Antis
were church members.
When South Carolina or any other
State assumes to change its organic law
we should move with deliberation and
judgment, and see that every citizen's
rights and happiness are
guarded and every line of bu:iaess
protected. Hence representation
m that Convention should be made up
without regard to political convictions,
sven the negroes, who are a part and a
parcel of our population, having their
roice. South Carolina has just passed
through a very heated political campaign,
rhe resentments have not as yet had
time to cool do vn. It will take but a
spark to bring down on as another bitter
campaign, when the people are ask*
ing for peace and quiet. Now In view
of these facts, will it be wise to call a
Constitutional Convention? and would it
aot be better to delay matters? Ho thing
is hurting. We have lived under our
rid Constitution since 1876, and it has
mawered every purpose. And then, it
is a heavy tax on the farmers of oar State
to ask them to pay for a $1,000 a day
Convention with six cents cotton, If a
former has a wagon that has served him
for years, and he can still nse it, he will
aot barn np that wagon and bay & new
dqc. No; he will have the tires shrank;
the defective parts repaired, and con*
tinae to nse it aatil he cad batter spare
the money.
Bat there is one serious objection to
this propDaed Constitutional Convention
and which will debar us from supporting
it. It is proposed to frame a Constitution,
submit> it to the legislature for
ratification and refuse to permit the peowAta
rtn ito a<v>Ant-.Anr>A or r?iec?
VU ?VVV VU J
tion. Such a proposition is TJn-Amencan,
TJn-Dsmocratic and is a dangerous
precedent. Oar Reform Movement
means the absolute rale of the people,
ana when we delegate to 160 men the
right to frame sach organic laws as they
see proper, and then forbid the people to
pass upon what they have done, we
shall never endorse such concentration
of power, it matters not what party is
its aathor.
Spartanburg has 10,000 voters, bat
will only have sis delegates in that
Convention. Now we would be willing
for those delegates to frame a Constitution,
but are not willing to trust the right
and the liberty of 70,000 people blindly
to their keeping. It they are afraid to
let the voters pass upon their work after
it is done, then we ace afraid to trust
them with Bach despotic power. We
never before heard of a State adopting a
Constitution without first submitting It
to the people, and our South Carolina
Reformers cannot afford to set sach a
dangerous example.
It is argaed that this is necessary lest
the negroes defeat it, as it is desired to
cripple their political power.
But did it ever occur to these reasouers
that while they are diaftnchising the
poor and ignorant ne^ro mey win aiso
disfranchise poor and unlettered white
msn? Poverty and ignorance are not
confined to the black race, and a Constitution
that will disfranchise the
black, will also dispranchise thousands
of hone it bet poor and uneducated
Anglo Saxon voters. And these poor
vrhite men have just as much right to
their voters as the miliionaire or colbge
graduate, and the Peidmont Headlight
will never advocate or support any proposition
that threatens to imperil their
sufferage. If we call a Constitutional
Convention let it be required In the bill
that the instrument must be submitted I
to the people for ratification or rejection. I
That is right, and a rights too, that we
&
\
shall demaDd for onr sovereiga voters.
The most effective argument used
against oar old Constitation is that it
permits negroes to send their children
to white schools. Has any negro in
Soath Carolina ever dared to send his
children to the 9ame schools with white
pupils? No, and that clause may stand
until Gabril blows his trnmpet, and they
will not attempt to do it, and neither do
the blacks desire to do so.
Bat there is a way to amend the Constitution,
and we can do the work, too,
>rithout any expense to ttie State. Let
oar Legislature adopt such amendments
or charges as it sees proper, and then
submit them to the people for ratification
at the ensuing general election.
This won't cost tha taxpayers one dollar,
and it will answer every purpose
of a brand new Constitution. Georgia
has done this, and voted on two amendments
last Wednesday.
And then, did it ever occur to the
A M AfW r^Ar\?Hftl4?An A ?IA<#
YUUCI uucku a uon vuuabituiiuu +o a
alar gold mine for lawyers? Yet such
is aasijfedly.the case. When we change
our tond omental laws the Supreme
Court mast place a new interpretation
upon the same, and an endless amount
of expensive litigation is incurred. Aad
then all of this litigation ;must be paid
for out of the pockets of the farmer and
producer. We are surprised that any
clare-sighted lawyer should oppose the
Constitutional Convention, for when he
defeat* it he sinfply kills the goose that
will lay him many golden eggs.
Ths aboye are our views in regard to
this proposed Constitutional Convention.
Personally, we shall not support
it since the Act does not require a
submittal of the work to the people for
their action. Again, the farmers are not
Tn q financial r>nndiKnn in Kaar 4V>i? Kbottc
M* H UMM UVM4* VVUI4AV1VU ?V DUUi kULO UWMTJ
and unnecessary expense; and then we
do not believe that a more uatavorable
time than now could be chosen for remodeling
our organic laws. Simply because
the proposition emanated from our
friends we were favorable to the scheme,
but in doubt. Bat the past two days
we have studied the old Constitution
and the Act authorizing a vote on a
convention, and we cannot, with the
rights and liberty of our people at heart,
endorse any scheme that takes from the
masses'their dearest privilege and turns,
it over to a few men, Gar readers will,
of course, act upon their judgment. We
tr? nr?inf/?* fli fh*
other hand oar columns are open to
anyone for a full and free discussion of
this question, for. we are anxious that
all the light possible be thrown upon the
subject. Give a good reason why this
Convention should be held. We are always
open to a conviction, not belag in
the least wedded to our opinions.
Beform means the will of the people
and the rule of the people. If there Is
any "reform" in this proposition to
have one hundred aud sixty men frame
a Constitution, and then refuse to submit
it to the people to pass upon, candor
.compels us to confess that we cannot
see it. Jp. fact, it would be the very
worst spfecies of political despotism?
defrauding the voter of his dearest right
and privilege, and concentrating power
m the hands of the few. Eren the old
deposed political ralers in South Carolina
never dared attempt anything sd Q'93pcstic.?Piedmont
Headlight.
! \ Irby Explains.
Columbia, O^t. 24.?State Chairman
Irby of the State executive committee
has at last been heard from with regard
to the action of bis committee in not
having printed and sent oat tickets for
voters oppTsed to the calling of a constitutional
convention the discovery of
which political scheme was made about
a week ago. Yesterday morning Sena1}or
Irby received the following letter
which explains itself:
Charleston S. C., Oct. 22,1894.
Hon. J. L. & Irby, Chairman State
Democratic Executive Committee,
Columbia, S. C.
Dear Sir?The tickets sent us for the
general election, upon being examined
here, I find show none printed for con
satutlonal canventlon ".No.
Kindly Inform me at once If such Is
an oversight or an Intentional doing by
yonr instructions, as I wish to know so
that I can determine my coarse of ac<
tion. Yours respectfully,
James M. Seignious,
Chairman County Democratic Executive
Committee.
Senator Irby wrote and forwarded
the following reply:
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 23,189*.
Hon. James M. Selgnlons, Chairman
County Damocrrtlc Executive Committee,
Charleston, S. C.
Dear Sir?Replying to your lettler of
the 22 ud inst., in reference to the fact
that you have no tickets printed "constitutional
convention, no," I beg to
say that Mr. Calvo, who has charge of
printing the tickets for the Democratic
party'of this State acted under my orders,
and I alone am responsible for the
absence of tickets against a constitutional
convention. The State convention
of the Democratic party unanimously
adopted a platform urging the
Democrats of the State to vote for the
calling of a constitutional convention,
and thereby committed the party to it.
I, as the chairman of the executive
committee of the party, am only carrying
out the will of that convention
by providing for its success in the coming
general election. I have no right
to expend the money o? the party for
printing tickets other than, with the
names of its candidates and with "constitutional
convention, yes."
This constitutional convention is being
opposed by Republicans and Independents,
enemies of the Democratic
organization, led by three prominent
dally papers?the News and Courier,
The .State and Greenville News?who
have abundant facitie3 for preparing
and furnishing tickets.
Oar tickets were sent out several
days ago and no effort at concealment
has been made of our position in this
matter. Abundant time has been given
these dailies to print their own tickets.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
;j. L. M. Irby,
Cfofa P.ho<Tmun
uvuvv vuaiiiMuui |
Death on the Deep.
Southampton, Oct. 25.?The steamf
er Parls.from Xew York,which arrived
last night, reports having encountered
terrific weather, with mountainous
seas, which swept over her deck. On
the morning of Oct. 24, at 1.10 o'clock,
during the height of the storm she
! came into collissiOD,80 miles from Scilly
Island, with a bark or full rigged
ship, the name of which it was impossible
to learn. The officers of the Paris
believe the sailing vessel was cut completely
in two. The Paris stood by for
five hours, until daybreak, with her
boats In readiness to rescue any of thd
crew of the unfortunate vessel that
i might be seen, oat tney saw ao trace ot i
I the ship. The vessel was struck amidj
f Mps and It Is thought mast have foun!
fiered immediately, all hands on board
going down with her. The lookout on
board the Paris believes the sunken
vessel to have been a ship of aboat
12,500 tons. She was not seen until the
[ Paris was so close to her that it was impossible
to avert a collision. The bew
plates of tbe Paris were slightly indented
but otherwise she was not injured.
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BIG LIQUOR HAULLlqaor
Constables Get About a Thousand
Dollars "Worth.
Columbia. S. C., Oct. 25.?The State
liquor constables created quite aflutter
of excitement at the capital yesterday
by the capture of nearly $800
worth of whiskey and beer stored away
in a warehouse right In the heart of
the city. The haul shows very plainly
that the action of the Governor, in offering
a reward of twenty cents a gallon
to any one who woald inform as to
the whereabouts of liquor, 13 bearing !
fruit. Indeed, it begins to appear that |
thi3 scheme to make men turn inform*
era was a masterstroke so far as the
toima and cities are concerned. For- 1
ty dozen bottles of Pilsener beer and i
about 500 gailons of good whiskey were ]
secured. There were five large barrels, i
two kegs aDd three half barrels and i
seven ordinary barrels. There was rye ;
whiskey and ihere was corn whiskey, I
all excellent stuff.
The liquor was stored away in a 1
warehouse about midway down the i
alley running from Main street to As- I
sembly street through the square ;
bounded by Plain and Taylor streets j
and familiarly called the Lorick <Sfc ]
Lowrance alley. The warehouse, it is <
said, was leased by Wm. Seel & Co. '
The uDDer storv. which contains small <
rooms, wa3 occupied oy negroes. The 1
constables got oat their search warrant
and quietly went around there .
yesterday morning. Without macb ado
tbey went into tbe placa and made i
tbeir fiad. While they were getting i
tbe stuff out and putting It on drays <
Capt. Little, of the revenue depart- i
ment, walked in and found three half :
barrels of whiskey with scratched
stamps upon them. They were taken
by the revenue authorities as a matter
of cDurse.
No claimant can be found for the
seized iiqaor and as yet no one knows
who it belongs to, Oathe end of one
barrel was "E. C. Grleshaber" and on
several others "Gr." It is thought that
the owners will not come forward and
make any attempt to recover the stuff,
but will let it go into th3 dispensary
vats. It is a heauy loss to soma one.
Arrests may follow. The constables
chink that tbe warehouse was a kind
nf flfrAraflro warAhnnna fnr sAVflral 11a QOr
men. Very soon after this raid wa3
completed the constables swooped
down on Shall & Co's place bat found
nothing. Then tney went to Hendrix's
place and caught three gallons of whiskey.
The constables evidently had
farther "information."
Trial Justice Constables Cooper and
Baughmanacd State Constable Fant,
accompanied by six other liquor constables
left the city yesterday afternoon
shortly before 1 o'clock by private conveyance
over the Asylum road for a
point a distance of about ten mile?
lrom Columbia, where it wa3 suspected
that liquors were stored in a warehouse.
After a long drive they reached
their destination only to return empty
handed with no victory to crown or
surpass the morning's haul. The ware
house In question was or is now supposed
to &e a few miles below Ktllians,
on the line of tue Southern Hallway.
Solicitor .Nelson was in the city yesterday
morning and was a3ked about
the Injunctions to be asked for against
Messrs. Kcentzlin and Divid. Re
stated that the records were not yet
complete, bnt a3 soon as they were he
would ask the judge on the circuit for
the injunctions. The Governor was
heard to remark yesterday that he
thought he had one liquor man on the
fair way to wearing stripes shortly as
a result of injunction proceedings. A
special to The State from Lancaster
last night says: "It is reported here
that Constable Newton Clanton seised
about 200 gallons of blind tiger whiskey
at KV?rshaw In this eountv todaV."
-^State.
THE COPES MURDER.
Circumstance* Which Liok Cjt)T for Two
Men.
Coltdibia, S. Cn Oct. 24.?Governor
Tillman has received private information
bearing on the Orangeburg assassination,
which to all appearances
comes nearer to solving the mystery of
the identity of the assassins than any*
"thiQg that has yet developed nnder the
most powerful searchlight that the
people of Orangeburg working night
and day, have been able to secure.
Yesterday morning the State mentioned
that the Governor had tele
graphed to the sheriff of Orangeburg
instructing him to hunt for and detain
one Manuel Williams, a white man
supposed to be an escaped convict from
Alabama and also the man who committed
the marder in the upper edge of
Orangeburg county near the Lexington
county line a short time ago.
When Governor Tillman was asked
about this yesterday he gave information
which makes out a stronger case
against this man and a pal he had, so
far as the assassination of Treasurer
Copes i3 concerned, than anything that
has yet been found connecting any one'
eise wna tue crimc.
The facts which seem t? make out
sucb a strong case against Williams
and his pal are as follows:
Williams has lived in that section of
the State nearly all his life. He i3
said to be an all-round crook, borne
time ago he disappeared, going, it ts
thought, to Florida. Some four or five
days before the murder Williams came
into Blackville, accompanied by a pal.
They had beat their way la on a freight
train. The pal's name is not known.
He was a small fellow, about five feet
four Inches in stature, and had just
such a foot as indicated by the tracks
found at the scene of the murder.
William's tracks also fit the description
given of the tracks of the other
man. Both had very small feet. How
the information that the Governor has
IS lU IQ0 eUtJCU mau Himouia yai mac |
seen to leave Bamberg, sitting on a
wagon going in the direction of the
Edisto swamp. He said he was going
way up into the swamp to hunt. Bamberg
is about twenty miles from the
scene of the murder. He had a double
barreled shot gun. He left Bamberg,
it is said, on the third day previous to
the murder. Another significant thing
is that Bamberg was said to be the
only place where the peculiar kind of
shell used in the assassin's gun could
be purchased. And Bamberg was the
place the fellow started cut from.
Williams was not seen after this time.
Neither of these fellows have been seen
since the murder so far as any one
[ knows. Another significant thing is
that Williams, naving uvea in mat
section of the county all his life, knew
all about the trips of the treasurer at
this time of the year, knew the roads
and the localities, and even every foot
of the swamps thoroughly.
This is the information upon which
' " ? Knn Koofii^ ma
ixoyernur X lilJJtLdLL Liao uoccu Uig UJ.uui?
to have Williams arrested and held till
he can prove clearly that these circumstances
do not fasten the crime npon
him and his pal. Williams was once
[ the town marshal at Salley's, and later
at Springfield. Williams is a man
ab*>uc five feet, eight inches tall,of dark
complexion, has dark hair, eyes and a
: slight black moustache. Most of the
1 time he goes unshaven and dirty.
FARLEY ON POLITICS.*
The General Talks to Brporters oil the
Situation.
Columbia,& C.,Oct. 26.?Gen. JELL.
Farley, who has returned to the city,
was asked by a reporter yesterday for
his views on the political situation.
He said:
"I think It Is decidedly hopeful. Since
the wise refusal of the Conservatives
A mofrA o on/1 nlnn/vA fhfi
w uianc ck uuiuiuauiuu auu vuv
State into farther troubles and dissensions,
although every effort and provocation
had been resorted to in order to
m;ike them do so, tbe situation has con- ,
3tantly and steadily improved, and our :
people are getting together again very
rapidly. It they will continue to act in i
this way and not allow the whiskey or ,
aay oth3r sort oE troubles to make ;
them lose their heads, and brim; on ;
more useless contention, it will hot be
long before any man who undertakes ,
to play the role of 'agitator* and distur- ,
ber of peace will be scornfally frowned
and laughed down by the public. That j
game ba3 been played out and run com- \
pletely in the ground, and our only .
danger now is in local riots about the j
whiskey question, whicb should be
carefully avoided so as to disappoint :
those wtio want to keep up strife.
"If everyone will keep qalet and allow
the law to tase its course, the sue- <
cseding decisions of the Circuit and j
Supreme Court will soon define tbe ]
real status of the law and make the ,
experiment a fair one. As I understand
it, the late decision only announces
the constitutionality of the
Act of 1893, as it appears on the stat- |
ute book, bat does not sanction the
profit feature or a law for revenue. In
other words, the mode or manner of
execution of the law, which is in the
hands of the Board of Control, did not j
come before the court, and the matter
stands where it always did?that any .
Act is constitutional which only looks
to regulation and control of the sale of s
whiskey, and profits that are incidental <
or necessary in the conduct of the busl- ,
ness do not vitiate the law. Doubtless
the Act itself and the conduct of the
Dispensary will be greatly modified by
other decisions which will naturally
follow." |
"How do you stand upon the consti- i
tutional convention?"
"I have long been in favor of it, as
shown by my speeches and newspaper :
articles. The only question that now ,
arises in my mind is whether our people
are yet in that state of mind which
is necessary to secure the right sort of
representatives iu. uue uuuveutiuu. jl
am afraid that they are not, and nothing
can do so much harm as a partisan
body under the control of demagogues. .
Probably it would be best for it to be
voted down aud postponed for a more
convenient aud harmonious season. j
The dangers and ri3ks that we must
run, the mistake that may ba made,and
the fact that it is not intended to be
submitted to the people for ratification,
all incline me to this opinion. Besides,
our people (the masses) rapidly growing
in experience and intelligence, and
will soon be in a better condition in .
mind and heart, and ? hope in financial
means also, for this work, not to mention
the many people who might not
then be disfranchised by educational :
or property qualifications. Let them
have more time. I am not expressing
opinions of today merely, but you will
find by reference to my Christmas reflections'
of 1892 that I say: *Ic has become
imperatively necessary for the .
real conservatives in the State to get
t-ncrpfchftr hpf?ansfl wfl are on the eve of
a constitutional convention, and It is ,
of the utmo3t importance that It
should be filled* with our ablest and
best-men, and that none but real Reformers
and progressive men should be
elected thereto. They should be In
harmony with all of the essentials of
the Reform movement, bat at the same
time free from prejudice and partisan
feeling. Oar people cannot be too
strongly impressed with the importance
ot sending none but their strongest
and ablest men to the constitutional
convention, because it is a sovereign
body and may do a great deal of harm
to tbe State."
A Fatal Fire
New Yo'kk, Oct. 23.?A terrible fire
occurred at an early hour at S^ath Nyack
destroying the elegant new residence
ot Rev. Ross Taylor, son of Rsv. William
Taylor, bishop of Africs, and burning
to death four of Taylor's children,
and serioaslv iniarin* three workmen.
Mrs. Taylor first discovered the fire and
alarmed her hasbaad who investigated
and found they were surroanded by fire.
The couple was almost blinded - by the
smoke, which was growing more dense
every moment, and they saw- at ODce
the most they could attempt would be to
get out, and even that seemed impassible.
By hard effort, however, they sue*
ceeded in escaping from the building.
Then they saw that their property mu3t
go, and with it their children, whose
escape and rescue were cut off;'- A laborer
named Michael Mullaley and two
decorators named Edward Sinta and
William Bath jampsd from'the third
story and were badly Injured. The
names of the ci^Hren burned tc death
were Hap>>7^ua, Arthur ani Schultz.
Twoj?^. children of Mr. and.Mfs. Tay>>-^?ewart
and Wiiliam, escapsdtby
jumping from an uppsr window. Mr.
and Mrs. Tavlor,... who barely escaped
with their lives, were taken to the home
of a neighbor near by. They are prostrated
with grief at the terrible misfortuae
which overtook them. The bodies,
of the four children who lost their lives
were recovered from the rnin3 of the
burned home and their remains were removed
to an undertaking establishment.
The Taylor residence was built of stone
and had been ccsupied'by the family but
two weeks. The financial loss has noi
yet beeo estimated.
Tragic Death oi Sir. Gower.
Greenville, Oct. 23.?A. telegram
received here today from Capt. 0. P.
Mills of this city, dated at Bravard, N.
C., brought the news that T. C. Gower
of this city was drowned this morning
while bathing in the "French Broad
river. Mr. Gower was 73 years old,
but a man of remarkable vigor of body
and mind. He owned a beautiful place
In the French Broad valley. His home
ran down to the river and he was passionately
devoted to swimming, having
otten remarked that the water could
never get too cold for him. He went
from here to his summer place last
Monday, accompanied by Capt Mills.
Probably he. left Capt MiL's at the
bouse and went to the river for a final
plunge, as ne was to nave remrueu
here tomorrow. It is known he went
alone and the theory is that he was
taken with cramp. The body was recovered.
A. G. Gower, son of the de-.
ceased started from here over the n
mountains this afternoon, carrying a i
casket and an undertaker. The deceased
was one of the most prominent men
of this city. Greenville is filled with
monuments of his public spirit and he
probably did more to build and develop
the city than any other one man. He :
was a native of Maine, but came here <
fifty odd years ago.?State. i
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"BE OF GOOD ClIEER." |j
SENATOR HILL SPEAKS TO SOUTHERNERS
IN NEW^VORK. ^
.
The Empire State Will Cheek the Republican
Tide?Not ft Question of Hill or
Cleveland, bat of Democracy?The Parts'*
Peril. /'
New Yoke, Oct 24.?Senator David 'lfj
B. Hill this afternoon addressed a
meeting of Southerners in taie- St
James HoteL The Senator was asked
to meet the vice presidents and the
members of the executive committee of
the Association of Southern Democrats
In New York in their headquarters in
the St James Hotel before going to - :
the Carnegie Music HalL He agreed
to do so and the time) was fixed for 4
o'clock. No one but the oificers of the , ^?|
asssociation and a few of taeir friends
knew anything about V?*- affair and
consequently when Sens rHQL entered
the headquarters promptly at 4
o'clock there were less thar: a hundred
people present. Before he lad finished
bis speech, however, the news spread
Gnat senator ?1111 was mating aapeeca
and the large room was very promptly .
filled. The ^ssdfciation embraces nearly
all the Democratic Southern business
men inthe city.
President Dlckerson introduced the
Democratic candidate for Governor to
the audience. The Senator talked more
in a conversational tone than be usually
does and his speech, although it was
evident that he made no preparation,
made a favorable impression. Senator
Bill began by saying that he did not
intend to discuss the tariff question or ;
the monetary question. "I simply &??
want to tell you," he said, "that the
Democratic party is the party.of the . .-#-3
Constitution, that jit believes in the
State rights, in the sovereignty of the - ^flll
States and in the personal liberty of <
citizens. It is the party of Jefferson
and Jackson. It is the Dartv udou the
supremacy of which depends the future.
security of this country. It is the parky
to which I have always belonged =%aiM|
and to which I shall always belong
90 long as it remains true to its princi- '
"Ihe Democratic party is a national
party. It doe3 not believe in a strong
centralized government. *It brieves in / V^
the government of the .United Spates.,
It believes in an honest administration.
It has a record of which *11 good-citizens
might well be proud. It has re*
cently been assailed on every hand and
tears for its safety have been ^entertained
.. Bat I rejoice with you that if ;
there is any such idea in other parts of
the country, it has not entered Into the
heads of the Democracy of the Empire
State. (Applause.) We, here, have
stopped the tide, we do not propose
co allow the rising tideof RepublicanIsm
to sweep over the country.- We
have given reasonable satisfaction to
the people. Some mistakes have been
made?some mistakes In local affairs?
bat that is no reason .why .the great
party of the country, the party upon
whom the destines of the country depend,
should suffer.
It is much easier to br^fc down a
party.than to build it up. Afr. Whit- .
ney never said a truer thing than when. - - 7
he said: 'Let 1896 take care of itself/
Let us take care of 1891. If the weather
permits, and I don't think you
Southerners are afraid of rale, I hope
many of you will be With me tonight
in Carnegie Music Hall. ^Personally I
am largely indifferent to .the result of
this contest, but the life of our party
Is at stake. The constitutional amendments
have been discussed and debated
and I am here to assure you as one who
possesses or Is supposed to ^possess
some political j adgment, that we. ace
going to defeat those amendments. I
am satisfied even if my canvass only
involves that result IE we do not defeat
the constitutional amendments at
this election we might as well disband
as a party. The best business Interests
of the city will be served by their defeat.
I congratulate you upon your good
organization. I believe in organization,
although I am opposed to what is
sometimes called machine, I believe In
detail and legitimate expenditure of
money for the printing -of documents
and the. dissemination of good doctrines.
1 am opposed to any corrupt
means In politics. A kind friend of >?$??
mine said a few days ago with the best - ' .5^
intentions, 'I do. not doubt: 'Hill is a
great vote-getter; he ought to be elect- ed.'
I object to those phrases. I have
no more means of getting votes than
any other citizen. 1 have no methods ,
of getting votes than that of going before
the people and presenting - to them
the living questions of the .day.
It has been my fortune, or misfortune,., r
if vou like, to be opposed to candidates
who are millionaires, bat 1, myself, .
have no great means. I know no legerdemaine
by which to secure votes. The,
citizens of New York, who have among
them a large number of Southerners,
have been very generous to me in the
past. This time, I am the represents*
tive of the party. We must win or lose
with the candidates who- have been .
nominated. I wanted other candidates,
but now. that the candidates haye been
choseo, I want to wip this fight.* Sena*
tor Faulkner spofce the truth'when he
told me that our campaign .is attracting
the attention of the country.. The
interest in it is great. 'I have been.ln
many counties iithis .StafiS and never
have I seen so much interest displayed.
; "Now, we propose to stand' by oar
national administration. What the
country wants now Is ja. fair atrial of
the Democratic measures that have
been passed. -What would yon srain by
m-t ii-. r* lii "?a. TT ?
voting- tue jmpuuncau. uus-eu z uu. cau
.tarn over this State to the .Republicans,
bat yon cannot have the MaJftnley law
enacted because the President's veto
stands in the.way. -There is nothing to
be gained by giving the Kepublicans '-i|
control of this State.
i "Be of good cheer. We, can win this
fight/1 know the country people. They
are not fickle. They are not excited.
Their heads and brains are working in
the right direction. They are not
Cleveland men,* nor. Hill men, they are
Democrats. Of course, it must, be admitted
that there is.not the high exhibition
of party patriotism that there
should be-in N"ew; Y ork and Brooklyn. L
suppose that a-certain degree of selflshness
i3 incident-to human nature
and we must overlook these things. At
any rate your association does not mix
up these chlpgs. - At, any rate your association
does not mix $pin these local
matters. You can'affford to look higher
and see that great State and national
questions are involved In this-election,
and that>wevas Democrats inust
Senator Hill was loudly applauded at
the conclusion of his< speech,*:and he ? '
shoo* hands with iiearly'^j^jone '^3
present before returning, to-tSe;'P?tS r * -" - 'M
Avenue HoteL -.i *
BlownCp..." . _x^Sm
!ABBRDEEyfQ^^|j^^^gP^h reseaport
aboutnj^fi^^^RjI?s? bom j*y
here, annoaijp??|^^Aa^.e(U3XLachod-^
aer Allen^ loaded w&h^jffiapcjyder,
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